Rian Anderson likes to watch movies. She hangs out with her boyfriend. Sometimes she gets into fights with her younger sister. From afar, she seems like an average teenager. However, much of her days are consumed with being in physical pain — and the uncertainty of whether it will get better.
“I wanted to be a nurse,” said Anderson, 19, of Crosby in Central Kitsap. “I tried to be a nurse after my surgery but they said I couldn’t do it because I can’t lift people or change sheets.”